▲ 106 r/NativePlantCirclejerk
Is this that boba tea all those kids have been talking about nowadays?
u/jaykit5 — 11 hours ago
▲ 256 r/invasivespecies
Is baking invasive species on the sidewalk a viable alternative to burning?
So, im not allowed to burn things in the yard, which is rather unfortunate because of the abundance of invasive plants on the property. I've been forced to get creative.
It's currently a 103° heatwave, and we have a personal sidewalk installed in our back yard. Not a public walkway, this is literally IN our back yard behind a privacy fence. I lay them out to bake until they're completely crispy and brown, and then throw them out. This could take anywhere between a few hours to several days, depending on the plant and the weather.
Is this effective? I've been doing this for some time on ground ivy, oriental bittersweet, and privet. It only occurred to me today that there's a chance they may survive or there may be some downside that makes this method ineffective.
u/jaykit5 — 5 days ago
Creeping Charlie Inside Azalea Bush
I've been pulling for weeks! 7 home depot buckets later and even when I think I got it all, it keeps coming back within days. I'm seriously struggling because this particular patch is beneath my mature and native azalea bush. Removal of the charlie by hand not only has been scraping up my arms, but has also been ineffective due to the massive azalea trunk in the way.
Any advice? I would use glyphosphate but I'm worried about damaging my lovely azalea.
u/jaykit5 — 12 days ago
▲ 6 r/neurodiversity
I hate hate hate my vocal stims
I didn’t think they were so bad until I was told they’re annoying. They’re objectively excessive so I can’t blame them. Every time I get excited or happy, it’s constant, and the same 5 things over and over. If I like a person a lot, I’ll repeat what they say back at them 3-4 times. Why does my joy have to have this affect on others? I just can’t stop.
u/jaykit5 — 18 days ago
▲ 3 r/SavageGarden
Can I do a spider mite “dunk” on a nephentes pitcher plant in regular tap water?
I have an in-ground well with extremely hard water. I always use distilled water when watering, but I need to know if a 1 time dunk for 3-5 minutes would be bad? It just seems wasteful to get several jugs for a one time treatment, especially because she doesn’t already have minerals in her system.
u/jaykit5 — 2 months ago
▲ 1 r/misophonia
The way people say my name
I go to a school with a relational model, meaning there’s a huge emphasis on staff-student connection. I always found it really hard to connect to specific staff, even though they’re not bad people, and I just figured out why.
Whenever they greet me, they all say my name in a certain singsong, jokingly Italian cadence. I can’t stand it. It’s absolutely fucking grating on my ears. It’s gotten to the point where I feel anxious thinking about seeing them at all. I know I should probably tell them to stop, but I’m graduating soon anyway, and also it feels kind of shitty to tell them after 4 years of this.
It then occurred to me that it’s not just them. My grandmother (I live with her) has late stage Parkinson’s. Her voice is very weak and she’s forced to virtually shout my name to get the word out. It’s unfortunately the same sensation. She can’t help it. It’s physically painful and I feel so guilty.
The more I think of it, it’s really any and all special variants of saying my name that trigger my misophonia. Agh. Anyone else have this experience? If so, does anyone know why this might manifest? It’s nothing like my other triggers (crinkling plastic/paper, open-mouthed chewing, heavy breathing, slurping, sucking, etc). I just wish I had a different name at this point.
u/jaykit5 — 2 months ago